Brody Croft's mum pledges to continue charity fundraising by taking part in a skydive

THANK YOU: After exceeding their target, the team behind the Brody Croft Disney Appeal presented two cheques – one to Guide Dogs, and one to When You Wish Upon A Star. From left, Jade Croft presents £1,000 to Linda Jameson from Guide Dogs, and a further £85.11 to Jane Wilson, chairman of the Grimsby branch of Guide Dogs. Joanne Wright, from When You Wish Upon A Star receives £500. Also pictured are Karen Croft with grandson Brody Croft, 3.

A cheque for £1,000 has been donated to the Grimsby branch of the national charity Guide Dogs, while £500 has been given to When You Wish Upon A Star.

A further £85 – the prize for the Brody Croft Appeal coming third in this year's Cleethorpes Carnival – was also donated to Guide Dogs.

The remainder will be used to create a sensory room in Brody's bedroom.

Brody went on the Hogwarts Express trip run by When You Wish Upon A Star earlier this year, and Jade said he had not stopped talking about it since.

"They have been very good with Brody and seeing first hand what they do for children who are really poorly is heartbreaking but also inspirational. They really pull out all the stops and you could see how much Brody enjoyed the day. He hasn't shut up about it since."

She said the decision to support Guide Dogs was borne out of the realisation that in future Brody may need a guide dog to support him.

"It costs £32,000 to train one dog so we thought we need to give some money to these people.

"Those dogs are lifesavers. One of the ladies from the charity was saying it gives you that confidence and I want that for my son as well."

Joanne Heywood, from When You Wish Upon A Star, said she was "touched" by the donation.

"I was speaking to his mum and she was saying how he is still talking about his broomstick training which was one of the activities we did on the trip.

"We are just delighted that this donation will make a wish come true for another child.

"We are fundraising in earnest at the moment because we have the Lapland trip coming up in December and we hope to give Brody and other children another experience that they will remember forever."

Jane Wilson, chairman of the Grimsby branch of Guide Dogs, said: "I think this is absolutely wonderful and we are very grateful. I hope that if Brody needs a guide dog in the future we will be able to support him.

"Having a guide dog makes a massive difference. It gives you a lot more confidence when you go out. When you have a white stick nobody takes any notice of you but when you have got a guide dog everybody takes notice. It has changed my life."

Looking ahead to her future fundraising endeavours, Jade said: "Next year we are planning to do a skydive. I'm definitely doing it, Hollie and my two brothers are doing it, and my mum wants to do it.

"We are going to do something every year to raise money for Guide Dogs and When You Wish Upon A Star. We've got the knack for it now."